. . "Appalachian Region, Southern" . . . . "Historical fiction" . . . . . . . . . "In 1930s Appalachia, Neva and Grady are tested in their marriage by the coal mines which govern their world. While Neva gives birth to their children and tends to their home, Grady is forced into a unionizing struggle which eventually pulls in Neva and the children." . . . "Fiction" . . . . . "Above the slate : an Appalachian love story" . . "Domestic fiction" .